I went with a group from our Presbyterian church in 2005. It was my first time back in 30-some years. The Holocaust Museum and the Korean War Memorial, which we saw after dark, really stick in my mind. Haunting.
We saw many of the usual sites, but our main reason to be there was to work in various food kitchens and the community garden at the closed St. Elizabeth mental institution on the Anacostia River. The DC Central Kitchen was awesome, feeding people and training unemployed to work in the culinary field. Later we went to a World Bank/IMF dinner that was cooked and served by these trainees. We also worked helping chefs at a Meals On Wheels kitchen.
Thoroughly enjoyed DC, and so many of the sites are free admission as they are paid for with your tax dollars. It makes for a very nice vacation.
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